Directed by:
Ron HowardCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
James HornerCast:
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, David Andrews, Chris Ellis, Joe Spano (more)VOD (2)
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Ron Howard's Academy Award-winning take on the Apollo 13 story. The mission, manned by astronauts Lovell (Tom Hanks), Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and Haise (Bill Paxton), starts out as a routine space flight which generates little media interest. But all that changes when an oxygen tank explosion cripples the ship and prompts the famous line, 'Houston, we have a problem'. Now Lovell and his crew have to struggle to keep going, while at Mission Control their colleagues Kranz (Ed Harris) and Mattingly (Gary Sinise) do everything they can to bring them home. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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I have heard it said perfectly that Apollo 13 is a sentimental drama for financially secure middle-class suits without too much imagination... It's perfectly bourgeois, American, pathetic, and sentimental, a predictably dramatic film that draws from a well-known event in the field of space exploration. During some lines, I felt like smashing the television, and I must say that no film music has brought me to the edge of fury like James Horner's emotionally manipulative score. Though I despise this film, its professionalism cannot be denied, as well as its top-notch cast and decent performances. All in all, it leaves a 55% overall impression.
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This film just doesn't captivate me anymore, and I'm not sure if it ever did when I was younger. It's a heroic film that occasionally tries to lighten up a bit, simply something you expect from American productions, except with the difference that it's not as pompous and tear-jerking as Michael Bay's films. Still, I don't need to see it again.
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Finally I can watch this famous film as it should be: in peace, in the original language and without any interruptions from beginning to end… and it’s such a classic Ron Howard, when he has a solid script in his hands. Perfectly executed, though not entirely captivating. It’s missing a WOW! moment.
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